Tuesday police news

Published 7:00 pm, Monday, December 12, 2005

A 41-year-old Midland man was arrested Sunday in connection to a sexual assault that occurred at a Clare gas station, Clare Police report.

The assault was reported on Nov. 24 by a female clerk at the BP Next Door Store on East Fifth Street. Photos of the suspect were released, and police received information on the suspect.

The man was arrested after a witness who had provided information to police saw the suspect at a local bar early on Sunday morning. Officers contacted the man, took him to the Clare Police Department for questioning and arrested him.

Gregory Monroe Smith was arrested for criminal sexual conduct and taken to the Isabella County Jail, where he posted bond.

Smith was arraigned in the Isabella County District Court on Monday on a count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct, and bond was continued at $50,000, 10 percent. His next court date is set for Thursday.

Juvenile in JCC after hatchet used in crime

A Gladwin-area juvenile was taken into custody for using a hatchet while breaking into homes in Gladwin County, report Michigan State Police at the Gladwin post.

The incident occurred about 6 p.m. Thursday, a Monday afternoon release stated, when a home owner in the garage of his Maple Point Drive home was approached by a male who was holding a hatchet.

The male approached the homeowner in an aggressive manner with the hatchet raised, and struck the seat of a mini bike with the weapon. The homeowner was able to pick up an item to defend himself and order the suspect out of his home before a physical altercation occurred.

The juvenile was caught at a nearby home by troopers who discovered the male also broke into another home while it was unattended.

The juvenile was taken to MidMichigan Medical Center for treatment of suspected substance abuse and evaluation, then taken to the Midland County Juvenile Care Center.

Sheriffs office seeks warrants for fraud

The Midland County Sheriffs Office is seeking warrants for two Detroit men who are accused of using counterfeit money orders in Ingersoll Township.

The men, ages 36 and 39, are accused of passing the money orders to obtain furniture that an Ingersoll Township woman advertised for sale in the Saginaw News. The money orders totaled just under $2,000.

The men are believed to have committed similar offenses in the Lower Peninsula, but mainly in the Detroit area. They are driving a medium blue Chrysler minivan in poor condition.